Westerholt Castle – Westerholt Historic Village loop from Herten (Westf)

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Herten

Westerholt Castle – Westerholt Historic Village loop from Herten (Westf)

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Westerholt Castle – Westerholt Historic Village loop from Herten (Westf)

02:42

45.5km

190m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 32.7 km for 92 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.86 km

Westerholt Castle

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Very beautiful half-timbered old town and moated castle worth seeing

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4.81 km

Historic Westerholt

Highlight • Historical Site

There are also nice beer gardens there 😅

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4.86 km

Old Village of Westerholt

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Beautiful, small streets with old half-timbered houses

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4.86 km

Right next to the castle is the Old Village Westerholt, which belonged to the time Westerholt freedom. 58 half-timbered houses restored according to historical model are crowded in the narrow streets.

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22.2 km

Feuchtbiotopkomplex Dinslakener Straße

Nature Reserve

30.7 km

Günter-Waleczek House (Former Royal Prussian Mining Inspection No. 2) – Music School of Gladbeck

Highlight • Historical Site

The official buildings and the former mining inspection (today: music school) are well worth seeing.

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35.2 km

View of the fields near Wasserturm Seelhorst

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If you drive between the fields, the Ruhr Metropolis is suddenly very far away.

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44.1 km

Herten Castle Park

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The main castle of the Herten moated castle is a brick building surrounded by a moat. It is considered an example of architecture from the late Gothic period. The castle …

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